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The Stratis Air Base (alternately referred to as the Stratis Airfield[1]) is a naval air station located on the island of Stratis in the Republic of Altis and Stratis.

Overview[]

Located on the island's far west, it is situated close to the nearby (now-abandoned) town of Agia Marina to its north-east. A small, paved road connects the base to the town.

The Stratis Air Base did not originally exist as part of the island's geography. British surveyor, Martin P. Maxwell, envisioned the plan for the airbase's construction in the early 20th century by artificially extending the island's terrain.[2]

However, it would only actually be constructed in the 1980s in a joint effort between British and American engineers.[1] Following the turn of the 21st century, the base serves both as a training ground and docking/resupply facility for the Altis Armed Forces' coastguard fleet and helicopter squadrons.[3]

Prior to their departure[4][5], the airbase was also jointly operated in conjunction with U.S./British peacekeepers from NATO's Task Force Aegis.[6]

Runway[]

W Length Width E
02 → 1,160 m 36 m ← 20

History[]

On July 7th, 2035[7], the remaining peacekeepers of Task Force Aegis were suddenly attacked for unknown reasons by the island's AAF garrison. One of the senior NATO commanders at the airbase, callsign Broadway, was attempting to find out what was going on by contacting other officers stationed at various installations on Stratis.[8][9]

Officers at the Kamino Firing Range and Camp Rogain responded[10][11], but contact with Kamino was immediately lost, followed shortly by Rogain as well. With green-on-blue attacks being reported from units across the island, Broadway issued one final warning to all peacekeepers that the AAF were now considered to be hostile.[12] However, before he and the rest of the personnel at the airbase could evacuate, they would also be killed by Altian troops.[13]

The Stratis Air Base (and the rest of the island) would remain under the AAF's control until one month later[7], when the U.S. Army's 111th Infantry Division (111th ID) finally invaded and wrested control of the island from the AAF.[14][15]

Facilities[]

Barracks[]

The eastern area of the airbase (close to the base entrance) consists of multiple portable buildings separated by high walls arranged in a 2x2 grid formation. They serve as a barracks for housing the local garrison.

Control tower[]

Located right next to the main office building in the centre of the base, the airbase's control tower handles direction of all inbound/outbound aircraft.

Docks[]

The airbase has two L-shaped harbours: one in the south and another in the north. The northern harbour is much smaller and is mainly intended for maritime patrol vessels. The larger southern harbour includes a yard for storing shipping containers and other heavy cargo.

Hangars[]

A total of seven fixed-wing and eight rotary-wing hangars (non-hardened) are connected to the main runway. Four of the fixed-wing shelters are situated at the northern end of the runway while the remaining three are in the south.

The helicopter shelters are connected via small concrete runways in the middle of the base. Unlike the fixed-wing hangars they are located close to one another.

Helicopter pad[]

Not including the ones situated near the control tower, a rough-surface landing pad is located near the middle of the base (west of the barracks).

Radar[]

A large radar dome is situated at the end of the southern half of the runway.

Vehicle depots[]

Vehicle repair points and motor depots are situated along the stretch of road from the entrance north of the barracks.

Trivia[]

  • Arma3-location-stratisairbase-09

    The crashed Osprey VTOL.

    The wreckage of an MV-22 Osprey can be found just a short distance away from the southern end of the airbase's runway.
    • Its model is directly ported from ArmA 2[16][17] but has a unique heavily rusted texture with overgrown algae applied over the entire craft.[18][19]
  • Unlike most locations on Stratis, the Stratis Air Base is a completely fictitious locale as it does not exist on the real-world island of Agios Efstratios, Greece.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Stratis, "Stratis Airfield was built on an area of artificially laid firm ground in the 1980s by the joint effort of British and US engineers."
  2. ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Stratis, "Camp Maxwell was named after British surveyor Martin P. Maxwell, who laid plans for artificial ground for the Stratis Airfield."
  3. ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, ORBAT/Altis Armed Forces, "Post civil-war armed forces loyal to the new hard-line Altis government. Limited but growing in strength. Entrenched in a long-standing conflict with FIA guerrillas."
  4. ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, \a3\missions_f_epa\video\a_in_intro.ogv, 00:55, "In the UK, parliament was recalled for an urgent debate and vote over the possible redeployment of British peacekeeping forces on Stratis.", AAN News
  5. ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, \a3\missions_f_epa\video\a_in_intro.ogv, 01:00, "Prime Minister Nicholas Ramsden said he would respect the defeat of his government's motion, which, effectively, ruled out the possibility of any extension to the NATO deployment in the former sovereign territory.", AAN News
  6. ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, ORBAT/Task Force Aegis, "A US-led joint NATO-AAF peacekeeping force stationed on Stratis, with a strictly limited mandate and combat capacity."
  7. 7.0 7.1 Mořický, K et al. 2011, Armaverse Timeline, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 10 February 2024, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Armaverse_Timeline>.
  8. ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Drawdown 2035, "SQUAD LEADER: Broadway, this Point X-Ray, message, over. BROADWAY: Go ahead, X-ray. Over. SQUAD LEADER: We've lost contact with Kamino - I say again - lost comms with Kamino. Can you confirm? Over."
  9. ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Drawdown 2035, "ECHO: Echo, we see explosions at Kamino ... gunfire across the island... Broadway, give me a report! BROADWAY: Situation unclear, Echo. Wait one."
  10. ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Drawdown 2035, "Kamino to Broadway! Shots fired! Requesting support! - Broadway, do you copy? Over!"
  11. ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Drawdown 2035, "Rogain to Broadway! We're under heavy assault! Send backup! Over!"
  12. ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Drawdown 2035, "Broadway to all NATO forces on Stratis: Green on Blue, I say again, Green on Blue. AAF forces considered hostile. Hold your ground! Out."
  13. ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Drawdown 2035, "Broadway to all NATO forces on Stratis: Code Foxtrot. Code Foxtrot. AAF forces have overwhelmed the airfield and Air Station Mike-26. We're pulling back. Try to get -"
  14. ARMA 3 2014 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, New Dawn, "SOLDIER 1: Stratis was a cakewalk. I wonder what went wrong on Altis. SOLDIER 2: The lieutenant said they ran into CSAT. SOLDIER 1: Yeah? I thought we were fighting Greenbacks? SOLDIER 2: Who knows anymore, man."
  15. ARMA 3 2014 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, New Dawn, "Last night we launched a simultaneous attack on Stratis and Altis. While we've been successful in capturing Stratis - re-establishing command over Stratis Air Base - NATO forces on Altis, in part due to CSAT involvement, have failed to secure the main airport. Now, although we managed to regroup in the south, recon reports indicate our enemy is preparing a counterattack to drive us into the sea. Our forces here are readying to redeploy to the main island in support. After his arrival to Stratis, Cpl. Kerry was quickly debriefed, describing the events of the AAF's surprise attack against our facilities. Although his information is somewhat inconsistent with NATO's own intel, his presence is requested by Col. Armstrong."
  16. ARMA 2 2009 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., \ca\air2\mv22\data\mv22_01_co.paa
  17. ARMA 2 2009 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., \ca\air2\mv22\data\mv22_02_co.paa
  18. ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., \a3\structures_f\wrecks\data\uwreck_mv22_01_co.paa
  19. ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., \a3\structures_f\wrecks\data\uwreck_mv22_02_co.paa

See also[]

Settlements on Stratis
Towns Agia Marina
Villages Girna
Monuments The Spartan
Military installations Air Station Mike-26Camp MaxwellCamp RogainCamp TempestKamino Firing RangeStratis Air Base
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